D-bifunctional protein (DBP) deficiency is an autosomal recessive inborn error of peroxisomal fatty acid oxidation. DBP is a homodimeric enzyme with 79-kDa subunits, each of which consists of three functional units. And it catalyzes the second and third steps of peroxisomal beta-oxidation of fatty acids. The biochemical hallmark of this disorder is the accumulation of very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA), 2-methyl branched-chain fatty acids, and the bile acid intermediates (DHCA/THCA). The clinical presentation is very severe, and most affected children die within the first 2 years of life. Virtually all patients present with neonatal hypotonia and seizures.
Category
Inherited metabolic disorder
Brite
Human diseases in ICD-11 classification [BR:br08403]
05 Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
Metabolic disorders
Inborn errors of metabolism
5C57 Peroxisomal diseases
H02098 D-bifunctional protein deficiency
Pathway-based classification of diseases [BR:br08402]
Lipid/glycolipid metabolism
nt06021 beta-Oxidation in peroxisome
H02098 D-bifunctional protein deficiency